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...last week an angry throng of 2,000 Arafat supporters gathered near Tripoli, but rebels fired on the crowd, killing 25. Arafat remains the symbol of the Palestinian cause, and he still has the support of a clear majority in the Palestine National Council, the P.L.O.'s de facto parliament. But because of his indecisiveness, excessive caution and, most important, the heavy hand of Syria's Assad, Arafat has lost control of his fighting force...
Syria was the undisputed winner of the latest round of Middle East maneuvering. By strangling Arafat, Assad hopes to become the chief spokesman for the Palestinian cause. That, coupled with his objective of gaining de facto control over Lebanese affairs, would fulfill Assad's dream: to become the predominant leader in the Arab world...
...clear that there would be no agreement in the foreseeable future for the withdrawal of Syrian troops. The Marines soon found themselves de facto allies of the Lebanese Army in its struggle against Syria and its allied radical Muslim and Druze factions...
...depose him several years ago-he nonetheless realized it was in his country's interest to have cordial relations with the United States. To that end, he travelled to Washington last spring, only to be ignored by the Administration. The Prime Minister's death warrant was signed de facto there and there. Had Washington given Bishop the chance to establish a positive working relationship with his country, he might very well be leading Grenada on a moderate leftist course today, supported by some to the light he had previously spurned. Instead, the myopic U.S. policy squashed whatever hope there...
...past, this integrationist approach to women's studies has translated into a de facto repudiation of the discipline. The Faculty should seize upon the creation of the new joint-tenure position as an opportunity to evaluate women's studies throughout the College, and light a fire under the program...